Introductory Electric Circuits

Intended for DC/AC Circuits course. This unusually in-depth text on the fundamentals of electronic technology hones in on core 'choice' topics to ensure a solid foundation for growth, and incorporates a system of useful and effective learning aids that have proven extremely successful in Paynter's popular Introduction to Electronic Devices and Circuits, 4/e. Focusing on maintaining student interest and promoting understanding at all times, it features a functional, four-colour design, and comes with a well-designed Electronic Workbench Application Problems disk for additional practice. *Gives more coverage to the topical areas that most college programs actually use, providing a more streamlined, but more substantial introduction to electric circuits. *Models the texts framework from the authors popular devices book, with a fully-integrated, effective system of learning tools that include: * Performance-based objectives provide a handy overview of the chapter organization and a road-map to student learning. * Objective identifiers in the margins cross-reference the objectives with the chapter material, helping students to quickly locate the material that enables them to fulfill a given objective. * Margin notes include a running glossary of new terms, notes that highlight the differences between theory and practice, and brief reminders of principles covered in the earlier sections and chapters. * In-chapter practice problems are included in the examples to provide students with an immediate opportunity to apply the principles and procedures being demonstrated. * Summary illustrations provide a convenient summary of circuit operating principles and applications; many provide comparisons between related circuits. * Section review questions prompt reflection and solidify understanding of material. * Chapter summaries detail major points covered in a straightforward, easy-to-follow style. * Practice problems at the end of each chapter; includes Troubleshooting problems, "The Brain Drain" challengers, plus select "Open For Discussion" problems to generate classroom discussion/debate (the problems dont have a single right answer). *Presents a functional use of four-color designed to help students distinguish between the parts and values that make up the various circuits and graphs. *A CD-ROM, written by George Shaiffer from Pikes Peak Community College, is included with the text. *Contains circuit exercises that relate directly to the text. An EWB logo is used to identify those figures in the text which have an EWB file. * In addition to the circuits, the CD-ROM will contains a tutorial that instructs the user on how to use Electronics Workbench and how to simulate circuits. The CD-ROM contains a locked version of EWB Student Version 5.0 that can be unlocked by calling the software manufacturer, Interactive Image Technologies. *Provides an accompanying Lab Manual, written by William Muckler. * Uses EWB to supplement the exercises, and uses EWB exercises in a manner that allows instructors to choose (on an individual basis) whether or not to include them in their curriculum.

Table of Contents:
NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary List, Key Terms, Practice Problems, and Answers to the Example Practice Problems) 1. Introduction 2. Principles of Electricity 3. DC Circuit Components 4. Circuit Fundamentals 5. Series Circuits 6. Parallel Circuits 7. Series-Parallel Circuits 8. Circuit Analysis: Theorems and Conversions 9. Complex Analysis Techniques 10. An Introduction to Magnetism 11. AC Characteristics 12. Polar and Rectangular Notation 13. Inductors 14. Resistive-Inductive (RL) Circuits 15. Transformers 16. Capacitors 17. Resistive-Capacitive (RC) Circuits 18. RLC Circuits 19. Frequency Response & Passive Filters Appendix A. Conversions and Units Appendix B. Component Standard Values and Color Codes Appendix C. Common Schematic Symbols Appendix D. Glossary Appendix E. Selected Equation Derivations Appendix F. Admittance Analysis of Parallel RL and RC Circuits Appendix G. Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems Index